Birmingham desegregation of, 1963- A strategic movement organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to bring attention to the unequal treatment black Americans endured in Birmingham, Alabama.
Black Power- A political slogan espoused by black racialists and a name for various associated ideologies.
Brown v Board of Education, 1954- A landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
Bus boycotts- A political and social protest campaign that started in 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, USA, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system.
Central High School (Little Rock), 1957- A high school that the site of forced school desegregation during the American Civil Rights Movement.
Citizens Councils- An American white supremacist organization formed in 1954.
Civil Rights- A class of rights and freedoms that protect individuals from unwarranted action by government and private organizations and individuals and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.
Civil Rights Act of 1957- Primarly a voting rights bill, was the first rights legislation enacted by Congress in th United States since reconstruction.
Civil Rights Act of 1960- A United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote or actually vote.
Civil Rights Act of 1964- A landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, including racial segregation.
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)- A U.S civil rights organization that originally played a pivotal role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement.
Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)- formed to coordinate and unite voter registration and other civil rights activities in the state and oversee the distribution of funds from the Voter of Education Project.
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